general classification; broad categorization
central part; heart (of a city)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
birth; creation; formation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Europe and America; the West
major powers of the world; great powers
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
colonization; colonisation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
offense and defense; offence and defence
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
possession (esp. of a territory)
action of making something; -ification
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)